FERGUS — The Highland Old Guys (HOGs) of the Fergus Highland Rugby Club recently donated $1,000 to the Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington.
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Growing good food grows healthy kids
FERGUS – Moms and moms-to-be learned about planting a vegetable garden at the monthly Mom2Mom program at the Wellington Pregnancy Care Centre last week.
Fergus garden tour, June 25, ready to wow
FERGUS – This year’s garden tour hosted by the Fergus and District Horticultural Society is set for June 25 from 12:30 to 4:30pm.
Men’s Choir from the Netherlands performs in Elora
ELORA – Dutch residents and the “Dutch at heart” enjoyed some sounds of their home country on June 15 at Knox Presbyterian Church in Elora. A men’s ensemble from the fishing town of Urk, in the Netherlands, visited the area for a concert of song, piano and organ music.
Elora lawn bowlers take first tournament title
ELORA – Helen Mills, left, and partner Ev Robson won the first lawn bowling tournament of the season at the Elora Lawn Bowling Club on June 10.
Partial fire ban lifted by Wellington County fire departments
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County fire departments have lifted a partial fire ban in the municipalities of Minto, Mapleton, Wellington North, Centre Wellington, Erin, Puslinch and Guelph/Eramosa.
Community planting day June 21 at Indigenous Gathering Circle
Community members in Wellington County will celebrate the summer solstice and Indigenous Peoples Day by planting traditional medicines in the Indigenous Gathering Circle in Aboyne.
Playground to be removed from Victoria Park in Fergus
FERGUS – The playground equipment at Victoria Park here was to be removed on Thursday. The decision was made by Centre Wellington staff after the playground had to be "closed suddenly" last month "due to structural damage to the slide," states a June 13 press release from the township.
Dairy farm readies for Breakfast at the Farm June 17
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Cnossen family is preparing to serve up to 1,700 community members breakfast on its Holstein dairy farm on June 17.
Historic schoolhouse hosting concerts in Belwood
BELWOOD – Restoring a local landmark to a new purpose is taking more time and effort than Noah Klar and Jefferson Wilde originally thought. But their project to restore the old Belwood Schoolhouse, now called the Skol House, is advancing.